Mt. Everest

Stick Insect

Wild Horses

Pearl Farm

Shoe Vendor

Traditional Tibetan Dress

Shibuya Station

Kazakh Woman

Aksu-Zhabagly, Kazakhstan

Hill of Crosses

Siauliai, Lithuania

Chef

Sichuan, China

Reef

Kauai, Hawai'i

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 6:00 PM Robert Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College

Dr. Maulana Karenga, an internationally recognized activist-scholar, is the creator of Kwanzaa (kwahn'-zah), an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture and is observed throughout the African community on every continent in the world. He has written the definitive text on the holiday titled "Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture". In addition, he is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books. His latest works include Introduction to Black Studies, Selections from the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings, and Kawaida: A Communitarian African Philosophy. From such past movements as Black Arts, Black Studies and Black Power to the more recent ones of Afrocentricity, the Ancient Egyptian Studies Movement and the Million Man March/Day of Absence, Dr. Karenga has played a critical leadership role in black intellectual and political history since the 1960's. In the forefront of the founding and developing of Black Studies, he is the author of the most widely used introductory text in the discipline. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship and service including the prestigious National Council for Black Studies' "Award for Outstanding Contributions to Black Studies" and its "C.R.L. James Award for Scholarly Publication and Advancing the Discipline," and the African Heritage Studies Association "President's Award for Scholarship and Service in the Development of Black Studies." Join Brookdale Community College's Black Student Union and department of Student Life & Activities for this special evening.

You may purchase tickets for $5.00. For more information on this event please call 732-224-2500 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..